Peace is liking your life when nobody’s looking at it.

A life can be arranged to look good from outside and still be unpleasant to live inside. The real test is what your ordinary unobserved hours feel like, the Tuesday evening nobody will ever hear about. When those are decent, most of the rest follows. When they are not, no amount of approval repairs it.

Think of one regular part of your week that nobody sees, and make it slightly better. Better food, an earlier night, a different walk home. Choose it for yourself rather than for a photograph.